Iowa Old Press

Davenport Democrat and Leader
Davenport, Scott, Iowa
Sunday morning, April 15, 1928

FAIRFIELD COUPLE SAVE PENNIES FOR WEDDING LICENSE

Special to the Democrat
    Fairfield, Ia, April 14 - John Kessel, Jr, and Miss Mary Wade, both well known young people of this city were at 9 o'clock this morning in St. Mary's Catholic church, united in marriage by the Rev. Father E.F. Gaule. John is 21 and Mary 17 and their romance began in school days three years ago. They began to save their pennies to buy their marriage license and Friday, the 13th, Mr. Kessel presented three small packages of 50 pennies each for the license.
    Mr. Kessel has been for some time an employe of The Dexter company and as a wedding gift the company gave the bride a chest of silver. The bride has been employed in the Fairfield Glove and Mitten company and she received several electrical gifts from it.

Submitted by C.J.L., July 2005